/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11154442
Can you explain the quadratic formula thing more? So if you have an equation that has an even root and could be rewritten as say (x^3)^2, do you then have to have the next term as a x^2 and then a constant to make the typical ax^2+bx+c. I don't quite understand why the second term can be squared other than what you said about defining y as x^2....so I guess instead of solving for x you do everything the same way, but the answer is x^2. Is this correct?

>>11035586
pleb bump

Do things like factoring, simplifying nested fractions or simplifying radicals have a real-world application, outside of math classes? If you were programming and you ask the computer to manipulate 27^1/3 instead of just a 3.....does the computer use extra resources to return an answer or would it even matter?

>t. double-checked 27^1/3 on a calculator before posting